TY - JOUR TI - STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL CRIMPED SILK YARNS AU - Zhang Yan AU - Chen Yuyue AU - Lin Jian-Zhong JN - Thermal Science PY - 2015 VL - 19 IS - 4 SP - 1337 EP - 1340 PT - Article AB - Silk yarns which are composed of two single yarns with different twist directions are treated with calcium nitrate solution at 95 °C, and a 3-D crimped structure is formed. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectrum is used to reveal the change of the secondary structures of silk fiber.